119 S2849 IS: Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act U.S. Senate 2025-09-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2849 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain foreign nationals from serving on the board of directors of tax-exempt organizations.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act.

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Prohibition on certain foreign nationals serving tax-exempt organizations

(a)

In general

Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (s)

Prohibition on citizens of covered nations serving certain organizations

(1)

In general

Any organization to which this subsection applies shall not be treated as exempt from tax if any member of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such organization is a citizen or national of a covered nation (as defined in section 7701(a)(51)(I)(ii)). (2)

Organizations to which this subsection applies

This subsection shall apply to— (A) any organization described in subsection (c)(3) (other than a church or convention or association of churches), (B) any organization described in subsection (c)(4), and (C) any organization described in subsection (c)(6). . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.